A phase 3 randomized study evaluating sialic acid extended-release for GNE myopathy
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- Received July 25, 2018
- Accepted in final form November 20, 2018
- First Published January 25, 2019.
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Author Disclosures
- Hanns Lochmüller, MD,
- Anthony Behin, MD,
- Yoseph Caraco, MD,
- Heather Lau, MD, MS,
- Massimiliano Mirabella, MD,
- Ivailo Tournev, MD, DSc,
- Mark Tarnopolsky, PhD, MD,
- Oksana Pogoryelova, PhD, MD,
- Catherine Woods, PhD,
- Alexander Lai, PhD, MD,
- Jinay Shah, RPh, MS,
- Tony Koutsoukos, PhD,
- Alison Skrinar, PhD,
- Hank Mansbach, MD,
- Emil Kakkis, PhD, MD and
- Tahseen Mozaffar, MD
- Hanns Lochmüller, MD,
(1) German Duchenne parents project (2)IRDiRC Interdisciplinary Scientific Committee (3)German Muscular Dystrophy Network (4) Myotubular Trust Patient Registry (5) Action Duchenne Patient Registry (6) German PatientRegistries on DMD and SMA
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(1) Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases, Editor in Chief, 2014-current (2)Journal of Neurology, Editorial Board Member, 2007-current
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Consultancies: (1)Roche Pharmaceuticals (2)Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.(3)AMO Pharma(4)Sarepta(5) Santhera
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(1) Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc (2) AMO Pharma(3) GW Pharma
(1)European Commission (RD-Connect), 305444, Coordinator, 2012-2018 (2) European Commission (OPTIMISTIC), 305697, co-investigator, 2012-2016 (3)European Commission (NeurOmics), 305121, co-investigator, 2012-2017 (4)Medical Research Council (MRC), co-investigator, 2013-2018 (5)Wellcome Trust Pathfinder Award, 2016-2017
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(1)Action Duchenne, (2) Association Francaise Contre les Myopathies (3)British Heart Foundation (4)MuscularDytrophy UK (5)National Cancer Institute (6) Spinal Muscular Atrophy Support UK (7)Wellcome Trust (8)Jennifer Trust (9)Duchenne Parent Project
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- Anthony Behin, MD,
(1) Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (2) Genzyme
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(1) Ultragenyx pharmaceutical - JNLF 2017, Toulouse
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- Yoseph Caraco, MD,
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1. Frontier in Transport and Drug metabolism, Associate Editor, 4 years
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1. I acted as a PI in the study sponsored by UltraGenyx described in the current paper. 2. EnteraBio - I am a PI in a study sponsored by EnteraBio for the evaluation of oral PTH 3. MSD - I act as a PI in a study aimed to evaluate CMV vaccine 4. Novartis - I act as a PI in a study sponsored by Novartis to study the effect of investigational product on anemia among hemodialysis patients
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- Heather Lau, MD, MS,
1. National Tay Sachs and Allied Diseases Scientific Advisory Board 2. Adult Polyglucosan Body Disorder Foundation Scientific Advisory Board 3. Shire Advisory Board 4. Sanofi Genzyme Advisory Board
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1. Amicus - travel/honoraria 2. Actelion travel 3. Biomarin travel/honoraria 4. Chiesi travel/honoraria 5. Indorsia travel/honoraria 6. Pfizer travel/honoraria 7. Prevail Therapeutics travel 8. Sanofi Genzyme travel/honoraria 9. Ultragenyx travel/honoraria
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1. Sanofi Genzyme 2. Pfizer 3. Actelion 4. Ultragenyx 5. Shire 6. Prevail therapeutics 7. Amicus 8. Chiesi
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1. Sanofi Genzyme 2. Shire 3. Amicus 4. Mallinckrodt 5. Biomarin 6. Ultragenyx 7. Pfizer 8. Protalix 9. Sangamo
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National Tay Sachs and Allied Diseases Foundation Grant
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- Massimiliano Mirabella, MD,
Bayer Schering, Biogen, Sanofi-Genzyme, Merck Serono, Novartis, Teva
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Almirall, Bayer Schering, Biogen, CSL Behring, Sanofi-Genzyme, Merck Serono, Novartis, Teva, Ultragenix
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scientific advisory board membership of Bayer Schering, Biogen, Sanofi- Genzyme, Merck Serono,Novartis, Teva; consulting and/or speaking fees, research support or travel grants from Almirall, Bayer Schering, Biogen, CSL Behring, Sanofi-Genzyme, Merck Serono, Novartis, Teva, Ultragenix; principal investigator in clinical trials for Biogen, Merck Serono, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi Genzyme, Teva, Ultragenix.
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- Ivailo Tournev, MD, DSc,
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- Mark Tarnopolsky, PhD, MD,
Genzyme - North American Registry Board.
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1) Sanofi/Genzyme - 1-3 talks/year on mitochondrial and neuromuscular disease (2012-present).
Editorial board of Mitochondrion.
1. US and Canadian patent pending - The use of IL-15 in metabolic disorders.
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CEO and CSO of Exerkine Corporation - We are working on protein delivery systems and nutritional approaches for neurological genetic disorders, obesity and aging. I receive no remuneration but have shares in the company.
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Genzyme Canada - Pompe study 2012-2014 - no personal remuneration - research costs only.
NSERC, Principle Investigator 2012-2017 - Multi-systemic benefits of exercise. CIHR, Principle Investigator 2012-current - Exosomes as mediators of the multi-systemic benefits of exercise.
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Barth Syndrome - Scientific Advisory Board (2015-present). Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials: 1. Exerkine - stockholder.
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- Oksana Pogoryelova, PhD, MD,
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- Catherine Woods, PhD,
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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., Senior Manager Medical Writing, May 2017-current (1.5 years).
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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., 1.5 years
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- Alexander Lai, PhD, MD,
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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., Senior Medical Director, 2 years approximately Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials: Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., 2 years approximately
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- Jinay Shah, RPh, MS,
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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc; Associate Director, Global Clinical Development; September 2015 to present
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- Tony Koutsoukos, PhD,
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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical inc VP Biostatistics 5 years
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I am an Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical salary employee.
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- Alison Skrinar, PhD,
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Employee of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc from March 2012 - present
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Stock holder of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., the sponsor of the study
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- Hank Mansbach, MD,
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Ultragenyx; VP, Global Clinical Development; 3.5 years
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Ultragenyx
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- Emil Kakkis, PhD, MD and
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Extended release sialic acid drug technology
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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Chief Executive Officer, 8 years
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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, stock ownership as employee and as founder
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- Tahseen Mozaffar, MD
On Medical and Scientific Advisory Board for the Myositis Association, Amicus, Biomarin, Genzyme, Idera Pharmaceuticals, and Ultragenyx
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Received travel reimbursement for advisory board meeting for 1) Genzyme Corporation; 2) Biomarin; and 3) Amicus
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1) Commercial or non-profit entity: Amicus, 2) Commercial or non-profit entity: Biomarin, 3) Commercial or non-profit entity: Genzyme, 4) Commercial or non-profit entity: Sarepta and 5) Commercial or non-profit entity: Ultragenyx 6) Commercial or non-profit entity: OptionCare 7) Commercial or non-profit entity: Spark Therapeutics
1) Commercial or non-profit entity: Genzyme Corporation 2) Commercial or non-profit entity: Grifols
received financial support from NuFACTOR, Inc. during the course of this study.
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1) Commercial or non-profit entity: Alnylam 2) Commercial or non-profit entity: Alexion 3) Commercial or non-profit entity: Amicus 4) Commercial or non-profit entity: Biomarin 5) Commercial or non-profit entity: CSL Behring 6) Commercial or non-profit entity: Genzyme 7) Commercial or non-profit entity: Ionis 8) Commercial or non-profit entity: GSK 9) Commercial or non-profit entity: Novartis 10) Commercial or non-profit entity: Ultragenyx 11) Commercial or non-profit entity: Grifols 12) Commercial or non-profit entity: Octapharma
NIH Funding (co-investigator on R01NS049203) 2009-2014
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- From the Institute of Genetic Medicine (H.L., O.P.), Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (H.L.), University of Ottawa; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine (H.L.), The Ottawa Hospital, Canada; APHP (A.B.), Centre de Référence de Pathologie Neuromusculaire, Institut de Myologie, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Hadassah Clinical Research Center (Y.C.), Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel; Department of Neurology, Division of Neurogenetics (H.L.), NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (M.M.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Expert Center of Genetic Neurologic and Metabolic Disorders (I.T.), University Hospital Aleksandrovska, Sofia; Department of Neurology (I.T.), Medical University Sofia; Department of Cognitive Science and Psychology (I.T.), New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria; Department of Pediatrics, Neuromuscular and Neurometabolic Clinic (M.T.), McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, Canada; Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (C.W., A.L., J.S., T.K., A.S., H.M., E.K.), Novato, CA; and University of California Irvine (T.M.), Orange. H.L. is currently affiliated with the Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Germany.
- Correspondence
Dr. Lochmüller hanns.lochmuller{at}gmail.com
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